Project Description

For the US leg of Ben Howard’s transatlantic tour, L-Acoustics was the number one choice for the Only Love star, with a left-right K2 system, chosen for its rock solid predictability, providing sound on all tour dates. Ben Howard and his front of house engineer has been talking for a while about creating a surround sound-esque vibe, and when the tour moved back to home turf in the UK, culminating in a four-night London residency at the O2 Brixton Academy, they chose to use L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology to present the English singer-songwriter’s fans with an especially intimate show and create a sense of proximity with the performer.

Sound Design Solution

For the Brixton Academy shows, five hangs of 12 Kara were flown across the front of the stage, along with two flown sub arrays of three KS28 each. Four Syva and four X12 provided surrounds for the ground and balcony levels respectively. Sound engineer Andy Magee mixed the show on his own DiGiCo SD5 console. Magee had 110 inputs and 90 busses on the SD5, with 64 outputs going to the L-ISA Processor in a combination of inputs, output groups and auxiliary outputs.